LIVE: Government forces control multiple cities in southern Yemen

"Live updatesLive updates, Pro-government officials say they have regained control of the Wadi Hadramout region. Officials from Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), which oversees the internationally recognised government, say their forces have regained control of the Wadi Hadramout region, Shaharah and al-Mahra governorate, following the withdrawal of Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces. Hadramout Governor Salem al-Khanbashi says the government's Homeland Shield forces helped secure the districts of Wadi Hadramout and Shaharah."

"Officials from Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), which oversees the internationally recognised government, say their forces have regained control of the Wadi Hadramout region, Shaharah and al-Mahra governorate, following the withdrawal of Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces. Hadramout Governor Salem al-Khanbashi says the government's Homeland Shield forces helped secure the districts of Wadi Hadramout and Shaharah."

Pro-government forces regained control of the Wadi Hadramout region, Shaharah, and al-Mahra governorate after the withdrawal of Southern Transitional Council forces. Officials from the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), which oversees the internationally recognised government, reported that their forces retook those areas. Hadramout Governor Salem al-Khanbashi said the government's Homeland Shield forces helped secure the districts of Wadi Hadramout and Shaharah. The withdrawal of Southern Transitional Council forces preceded the reassertion of government control. Homeland Shield units assisted in securing key districts, enabling the PLC-aligned government to re-establish presence across the named districts and the al-Mahra governorate.

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